Welcome to the official web site of Benjamin J. Smith.

Benjamin is an advocate, social entrepreneur, and digital mogul. He is a writer, orator, servant-leader, and a master of technoology. He is a proponent of social justice and is an active and vocal community leader promoting equality and equal rights. An advocate for youth, Benjamin represents children in court and works towards ensuring area at-risk youth can find safe places in the local community. He believes that everyone should have the right—not privilege—to an education and that no child should be abused, that no child should have to be afraid of their family, and that no child should have to be afraid to go to school.

Benjamin is a well-rounded, educated, experienced, entrepreneurial leader, and follower. He believes and encourages individuals to set themselves lifelong goals, and never be satisfied unless always improving oneself no matter what context you find yourself within. He also likes owls.

Court Appointed Special Advocates are guardians ad litem that are officers of the court, who as volunteers, their responsibility is to represent and advocate for the best interests of children subject to child protection cases initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services.

CASAs undergo rigorous training and maintain continuing education regarding child welfare. Their responsibilities include investigation, interviewing, and writing briefs for the court regarding the interests of children, as well as routinely testifying. Advocates play an active, but behind the scenes role in the court process depending on the needs if the children in specific cases.

The True Haven Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation dedicated to fostering, protecting, and creating safe places for Maine’s LGBT youth so they can be true for a better tomorrow. We protect, foster, and inspire youth. We instill self-worth and encourage pursuit of youth’s dreams. We aspire to help youth become successful, purpose-driven young adults by creating for them a safe and supportive network of peers and resources, to help them discover unrealized opportunities.

As Founder and Executive Director, I have brought together a committed group of stakeholders—from youth, to advocates, to mental health and other practicioners—together to create a sustainable, purpose-driven organization dedicated to serving the needs of area youth.

A master of technology, Benjamin can often be found working on a digital project for one of his causes, or for causes in which he believes. He has extensive experience creating, developing, analyzing, and producing digital media. He also has experience integrating technology and business operations, as well as a wide-breadth of audio, video, and graphic artistry.

Benjamin does not generally contract his work, rather he donates or exchanges his time to causes he believes in which need digital services, in return for investment in his causes. Call it cause investment reciprocity. If you are interested, send an inquiry below.

Below you can find a few recent projects. This site is also among them.